At 9:06 am on Tuesday, I received the news I had been waiting almost a year to get.
That's right, friends. We reached 100 Twitter followers! I'd first like to thank the 85 or so real humans that follow us. To the other 15 weird Twitter bot accounts, we could have never done it without you. And lastly, thanks to Bartolo Colon. His home run Saturday night (and our subsequent tweet of that home run, found below) resulted in the final 10 followers that we needed. So without further introduction, here are my 30 favorite tweets (and retweets) of the almost 1,000 from @afootinthebox. And hey, you should follow us. #1000followersbytheworldseries
The start of the Sabermetric movement. Circa 2001. #Thanksgiving pic.twitter.com/dKXb80pNdz
— A Foot In The Box (@afootinthebox) November 26, 2015
Tim Lincecum at his showcase dressed like the kid in high school who always forgot his gym clothes. pic.twitter.com/423WW0CLHp
— Jon Tayler (@JATayler) May 6, 2016
As promised, here's a picture of Prince Fielder as a child. #zubaz pic.twitter.com/ZAgsWd9R89
— A Foot In The Box (@afootinthebox) April 29, 2016
Remember: this guy can now throw 101. Anything is possible. pic.twitter.com/6N6lU7mUdT
— Ben Reiter (@BenReiter) October 19, 2015
Joey Bats takes the #batflip title from Cespedes. https://t.co/73n9GqIOiJ
— A Foot In The Box (@afootinthebox) October 14, 2015
Barry Bonds stat: If he didn't get a single hit in 2004, his OBP would still be .391.
— A Foot In The Box (@afootinthebox) August 5, 2015
That would be 9th in all of baseball in 2015.
Shooter from Hoosiers was a better dad than what Eddie has #AFITBSummerFlicks
— David Rachke (@dlrachke) August 14, 2015
Players hesitant to play for Billy who drops his 1st 2 games as manager. Sidenote: 1st baseman goes on date with his mom. #afitbsummerflicks
— Paul Elliott (@paul_elliott90) August 21, 2015
Okay, takeout slides used to be much, much worse back in the day. pic.twitter.com/5YdbkWXnRs
— Ian Hunter (@BlueJayHunter) October 11, 2015
Two mits baseball guy is my favorite baseball guy #GoCubsGo #WeAreGood #NLCS pic.twitter.com/2lrnnWHu11
— Joe Saplis (@JoeySaps) October 18, 2015
Frank helps Mets fans feel better https://t.co/VvaPcUsKEG
— A Foot In The Box (@afootinthebox) November 2, 2015
We've been waiting all winter for Monday night. Cubs and White Sox in line for #OpeningDay wins! pic.twitter.com/0fAlkTmK4n
— A Foot In The Box (@afootinthebox) April 5, 2016
Who invited Councilman Jam on Baseball Tonight? pic.twitter.com/zpbf8Ziz12
— Chris Towers (@CTowersCBS) April 3, 2016
"Sit still!" - All of John Gant's teachers pic.twitter.com/zfJSJjmoVa
— A Foot In The Box (@afootinthebox) April 7, 2016
Solution to the Drake LaRoche situation. Can't believe no one has thought of this. He just needs to manage the team. pic.twitter.com/9VO3sce9pR
— A Foot In The Box (@afootinthebox) March 18, 2016
vin scully has called games with players born in 1909 and 1994
— Matt Provenzano (@mattprov94) April 12, 2016
one of my biggest pet peeves is when I'm walking down the sidewalk and I get stuck behind a group of Jered Weaver fastballs
— Jeff Sullivan (@based_ball) March 9, 2016
hey goose. pic.twitter.com/XpnYyAZbZf
— Lanny Foster (@LannyForealster) March 11, 2016
— Phenomenal Source (@SouthSideSox) April 14, 2016
This is probably the best umpire strikeout call motion I've ever seen. Otani is the pitcher btw
— Sung Min Kim (@sung_minkim) April 18, 2016
#umpgifs #NPB pic.twitter.com/WQh1xQhGg4
This video will never get old. pic.twitter.com/thXaWGWmF5
— A Foot In The Box (@afootinthebox) April 26, 2016
This is funny. Bill James writing about Gold Gloves in 2001. Note the Trump reference. pic.twitter.com/pvSDXL7rGC
— Justin McGuire (@JMcGuireSN) January 13, 2016
The fluid drained from Yoenis Cespedes' knee will be divvied up and injected into the lesser humans on the Mets' roster.
— Ted Berg (@OGTedBerg) April 25, 2016
It's all on the line. #ArunaRun pic.twitter.com/1cip3MyhRz
— A Foot In The Box (@afootinthebox) May 7, 2016
Jeopardy! meets sabermetrics. Don't feel bad, Trebek. I've gotten this look a lot. pic.twitter.com/vrWmAJpQKc
— Ben Lindbergh (@BenLindbergh) December 19, 2015
Today is A.J. Burnett's 39th birthday. Seemed like a great opportunity to post this. pic.twitter.com/mbhsrWUAex
— A Foot In The Box (@afootinthebox) January 4, 2016
"It's the game we grow up with, and grow old with. Baseball is our game."
— Dugout Legends (@DugoutLegends) December 14, 2015
- @thorn_john pic.twitter.com/guhemGd9vB
Newton vs. Biberdorf. Which Cam does swag better? pic.twitter.com/OOWonFHzQk
— A Foot In The Box (@afootinthebox) February 7, 2016
Hey SI, can we get Griffey on the cover one more time next July? #TheKid pic.twitter.com/7uFwMAbb6u
— A Foot In The Box (@afootinthebox) January 8, 2016
Bartolo Colon hits his first homer at age 42. Do we even need to play any more baseball games? https://t.co/06Wj2cqvdt
— A Foot In The Box (@afootinthebox) May 8, 2016